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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: toonces3 on December 19, 2008, 01:42:05 PM
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Well, at least I did a search first...
I found my old SFS Eagle stick and dual throttle (that crate dealy thingy) with the gameport adapter. I fly on a laptop and don't have a gameport receiver.
I did some searching on the net as well as here on the forums re: converting my stuff to USB. I can't tell precisely, but it sounds like it's impossible with Windows XP (akak said as much). But, I believe I've read some stuff where other folks have gotten it working with some 3rd party usb adaptor- Rob's adaptor or something like that.
So, I have two questions:
1. Is there some way to plug the throttle part into a usb adapter and get it to work with Windows XP?
2. If not, I have an extra Saitek X-45, Saitek Av8r, and the Suncom gear. How hard/would it be possible, to somehow gut the Suncom gear and plug pieces into the throttle to get it to work as a HOTAS throttle (with working hats and switches)?
I have one additional question that I'll send by pm.
See ya,
toonces
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1. Is there some way to plug the throttle part into a usb adapter and get it to work with Windows XP?
2. If not, I have an extra Saitek X-45, Saitek Av8r, and the Suncom gear. How hard/would it be possible, to somehow gut the Suncom gear and plug pieces into the throttle to get it to work as a HOTAS throttle (with working hats and switches)?
1. No, as far as I know there is no way to program a stick with a PS2 connection in XP, it was designed that way as a security precaution. If you don't care about programming, it will work, you'll just have to use the programming within AH or set up a dual boot with Win95 (or older) and program the stick from there.
2. I did it already with Homeboy's help. http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,237834.0.html